Two suspects inside the home were shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers, police said.

Two officers were in critical but stable condition after the shooting, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. Two others were in stable condition and a fifth person with a knee injury was treated and released.

Update 11:35 a.m. EST Jan. 29: Acevedo said Tuesday that officers were met by a pit bull and a hail of gunfire Monday afternoon as they attempted to serve a drug warrant at a home in Houston’s Pecan Park neighborhood.

Four officers were shot in the attack and one other suffered an injury to his knee.

Hospital officials said Tuesday that two officers remained in critical condition Tuesday after suffering gunshot wounds to their faces. Two others were in stable condition, including one officer who was shot in the shoulder and released from the hospital on Monday night, officials said.

The officers, who Acevedo said were all narcotics investigators, were shot by two suspected drug dealers identified as Dennis Tuttle, 59, and Rhogena Nicholas, 58.

Update 10 a.m. EST Jan. 29: Police are expected to provide additional information on the incident at a news conference scheduled for 10 a.m. local time Tuesday.

At 10am today, Police Chief @ArtAcevedo will provide updates on our officers recovering from gunshot wounds. The media briefing will be at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Media should meet outside the ER entrance at 9:30am to be escorted inside. #hounews

Police investigate the scene where four Houston police officers were shot in a city neighborhood on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, during an attempted drug raid. A fifth suffered a knee injury. Two suspects were killed during the attempted drug raid, according to authorities.

Photo: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP

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